THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 32 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
yaÇadanm!   -   GIVING   GIFTS   BEFORE   JOURNEY
 
meolIna<   mhas'">   kaEsLya<   smupiSwt>   ,
te;a<   shö<   saEimÇe   àTyek<   s<àdapy   .21.
meolIna<  brahmacharis with deer skins tied
mhas'">  in large group
kaEsLya<  on Kausalya
smupiSwt>  is dependant
te;a<  to them
shö<  in large quantities
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
àTyek<  to each of them
s<àdapy  please present

 
21.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   to   donate   generously   to   the   group   of   brahmacharis   depending   on Kausalya.
 
AMba   ywa   c   sa   nNdet!   kaEsLya   mm   di][am!   ,
twa   iÖjatI<Stan!   svaR<Llúm[acRy   svRz>   .22.
AMba  mother
ywa which way
c also
sa that
nNdet!  will feel happy
kaEsLya  Kausalya
mm my
di][am!  donation
twa like that
iÖjatIn!  brahmins
tan!  those
svaRn!  all of them
lúm[  Lakshmana
AcRy  shower
svRz>  in all manners

 
22.Rama   further   asked   Lakshmana   to   shower   generously   on   the   brahmins   like   Kausalya   does.
 
tt>   s   pué;VyaºStÏn<   lúm[>   Svym!   ,
ywae­<   äaü[eNÔa[amddaÏandae   ywa   .23.
tt> then
s> that
pué;Vyaº>  noble person
tt! that
xn<  wealth
lúm[>  Lakshmana
Svym!  himself
ywae­<  as ordered
äaü[eNÔa[am!  to the brahmins
Addat!  gifted
xand> ywa  like Kubera himself

 
23.Lakshmana   then   distributed   to   brahmins   as   ordered   by   Rama.
 
AwaävIÓa:pkla<iStótíaepjIivn>   ,
s<àday      ÔVymekEkSyaepjIivn>   .24.
Aw then
AävIt!  spoke
ba:pklan!  with tears in eyes
itót>  standing
c %pjIivn>  those who serve also
s<àday  after giving
  in large amounts
ÔVy<  wealth
@kEkSy  to each one
%pjIivn>  those who serve

 
24.Rama,   after   generously   giving   wealth   to   those   depending   on   him,   spoke   as   follows.
 
lúm[Sy   c   yÖeZm   g&h<   c   yidd<   mm   ,
AzUNy<   kayRmekEk<   yavdagmn<   mm   .25.
lúm[Sy  Lakshmana's
c yt!  that also
veZm  palace
g&h<  house
c yt!  that also
#d<  this
mm my
AzUNy<  without damage
kayR<  should be done
@kEk<  belonging to the two of us
yavt! Aagmn<  till return
mm my

 
25.Rama   told   them   to   look   after   the   palaces   till   he   returns   from   the   forest.
 
#Tyu®va   Ê>iot<   svR<   jn<   tmupjIivnm!   ,
%vaced<   xnaXy]<   xnmanIytaimit   .26.
#it thus
%®va  telling
Ê>iot<  sorrowing
svR<  all of them
jn<  to the people
t<  that
%pjIivnm!  those who were serving him
%vac  spoke
#d<  this
xnaXy]<  to the treasurer
xn<  my wealth
AanIyta<  may be brought
#it thus

 
26.Rama   then   ordered   his   treasurer   to   bring   all   the   wealth   in   the   treasury.
 
ttae=Sy   xnmaj>   svRmevaepjIivn>   ,
s   raiz>   sumha<StÇ   dzRnIyae   ýZyt   .27.
tt> thus
ASy his
xn<  wealth
Aaj>  was brought
svR<  all
@v only
%pjIivn>  servants
s> that
raiz>  amount
sumhan!  very great
  then
dzRnIy>  beautiful
ih surely
AZyt  looked

 
27.When   the   servants   brought   the   wealth,   it   looked   very   large   and   beautiful.
 
tt>   s   pué;VyaºStÏn<   shlúm[>   ,
iÖje_yae   balv&Ïe_y>   k«p[e_yae   ýdapyt!   .28.
tt> then
s> he
pué;Vyaº>  noblest of men
tt! that
xn<  wealth
shlúm[>  with Lakshmana
iÖje_y>  to the brahmins
balv&Ïe_y>  to children and old
k«p[e_y>  very poor
ih surely
Adapyt!  distributed

 
28.Then   Rama   with   Lakshmana,   distributed   the   wealth   among   young   and   old   and   poor
brahmins.
 
tÇasIiTp¼lae   garGyiôjqae   nam   vE   iÖj>   ,
]tv&iÄvRne   inTy<   )alkÎalla¼lI   .29.
  then
AasIt!  was present
ip¼l>  yellow coloured because of poverty
garGy>  born in gargya gothra
iÇjq>  Trijada
nam named
vE only
iÖj>  brahmin
]tv&iÄ>  without any means even to buy food
vne in the forest
inTy<  at all times
)alkÎalla¼lI  with axe, spade, plough etc

 
29.At   that   time   a   poor   emaciated   brahmin,   Trijada   by   name,   was   also   present.
 
t<   v&Ï<   té[I   -ayaR   balanaday   darkan!   ,
AävIÓraü[<   vaKy<   dairØye[ai-pIifta   .30.
t<  that
v&Ï<  aged
té[I  young
-ayaR  wife
balan!  small
Aaday  bringing
darkan!  children
AävIt!  spoke
äaü[<  to the brahmin
vaKy<  the following
dairØye[  with poverty
Ai-pIifta  very much affected

 
30.The   brahmin's   young   wife   with   small   children   then   spoke   to   him.            
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